Orange County Equestrian Faces Loss Amid Development Battle
Longtime horseman Eda Balthaser laments OC growth as Oak Grove plans to level 14 percent of Coto Valley Equestrian Center to build 18 homes. Silver Bronze Corp fights the project in court, fearing the erosion of equestrian heritage. County has nine public boarding facilities closed since 1984 with about 9000 horses in the area.
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Ick Balthaser
Orange Hills
Trabuco Canyon
Orange County
Coto Valley Equestrian Center
Oak Grove LLC
Newport Beach
Oak Grove
Silver Bronze Corp
Coto
Ken Agid
Silver Bronze Board
Orange County loses rural horse culture to growth
Marc Hedgpeth recalls a pastoral past when cowboys rode across fields in Orange County and nearby Yorba Linda and Fullerton. He attributes the change to postwar population boom, housing shortages, and land selling to developers, with remaining horses confined to limited locations like Rancho Mission Viejo and parts of San Juan Capistrano.
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Marc Hedgpeth
Orange County
California
Yorba Linda
Fullerton
Hedgpeth
Rancho Mission Viejo
San Juan Capistrano
Equestrian Coalition of
Chris Jepsen
Five residents added to San Juan Capistrano Wall of Recognition
Five names including Laura Freese Gwen Vermeulen Dick Paulsen Shirley Howard and Wayne Howard were honored at a Community Center ceremony on July 17. Freese a former councilwoman chaired the Economic Preservation Committee and praised honorees for their commitment. Shirley Howard heads the Women's Guild and serves in the Historical Society and Woman's Club while coordinating the Senior Commodity Program aiding local seniors.
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San Juan Capistrano
Laura Freese
Gwen Vermeulen
Dick Paulsen
Shirley
Wayne Howard
Freese
Shirley Howard
Mission
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Coto de Caza Center
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